How Can Online Instructors Make Themselves More Visible to Students?
$19.00 – $399.00
The most common complaint students have about online courses is that they felt their instructor wasnt there. In other words, they felt their instructor was missing, they felt left on their own with no content expert, and that they were expected to just figure it all out for themselves. What students enrolled in online courses really want is a visible instructor-one who is present, engaged, active, and is consistently facilitating the course.
How Can Online Instructors Make Themselves More Visible to Students?
The most common complaint students have about online courses is that they felt their instructor wasn’t there. In other words, they felt their instructor was missing, they felt left on their own with no content expert, and that they were expected to just figure it all out for themselves. What students enrolled in online courses really want is a “visible” instructor—one who is present, engaged, active, and is consistently facilitating the course. This program relates approximately ten small, simple strategies instructors can use to make themselves more visible to students in their online courses, thus creating a virtual classroom of more engaged, involved, and successful students.
Learning Goals
After viewing this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, participants will be able to:
Describe the benefits of incorporating strategies into their teaching to be more visible to their students
Identify a variety of strategies they can utilize to be more visible to their students
Describe how the idea of being visible to students directly relates to evidence of engagement of the instructor
Explain how and why being more visible to students helps with improved learning
Topics Covered
10 strategies to increase instructor visibility when teaching online, involving:
Open, consistent communication
Infusing your “voice” into the course
Meaningful feedback
Benefits of being a “visible” online instructor
Audience
This program will benefit:
Faculty
Faculty developers
Instructional designers
Product Code: QM19EA
Campus Access License
With the purchase of the optional Campus Access License (or Group License when ordering online), registrants are granted a license to download the program contents to a password-protected network, server, or website for additional staff use. You will receive information on downloading the contents of the program within 3-5 business days.